A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.
Bio: Sam Bain is a British comedy writer, best known for the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show. He attended a public school in London before graduating from the University of Manchester, where he met his writing partner Jesse Armstrong.